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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... taking direction from a strong rally in Shanghai despite disappointing European economic and corporate data after Mario Draghi vowed to keep monetary policy accommodative. The euro fell to $1.2789 from $1.2850 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - ...

Someone mentioned the "S-word" on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... taking direction from a strong rally in Shanghai despite disappointing European economic and corporate data after Mario Draghi vowed to keep monetary policy accommodative. The euro fell to $1.2789 from $1.2850 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - ...

Super Mario to the rescue (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... didn't make much difference anyway, what's another 10 bps between lower bounds? But at the new rates, think we can now take Draghi at his word, to "make sure there's no misunderstanding on whether we've reached the lower bound... Now we are at the lower ...

Recycling the same old, same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... expectations and the lowest reading in 12 months - from 102.1 in July. But never you mind, these only bring us closer to Mr. Draghi acting on his promise at the Hole that the ECB is "ready to adjust the policy stance further" and would employ "all the ...

Easy money to fill in the slack at the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... underutilisation of their respective labour markets. There is nothing wrong with this. It makes sense. For as ECB President Mario Draghi eloquently laid out in his opening address: "No one in society remains untouched by a situation of high unemployment. ...

China's communist and it works

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... share the load Hand in hand we'll see each other through." -- Kenny Nolan, "Love's Grown Deep" Not long now, Super Mario Draghi must be beaming with excitement for his upcoming date with Janet Yellen this coming Friday - not to show off his Italian suit ...

Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... to their lowest level since December 2012. Don't worry, be happy for the more worries the happier we'll be. Super Mario Draghi told us so... only two months ago. Here's what he said last June: "We think it's a significant package... Are we finished? ...

Not that time yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... monetary policy transmission mechanism." These were the words that came out of the European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi's lips barely two months ago, straight after the ECB announced a 10 bps reduction in the repo rate to 0.15% and a 10bps ...

Run with bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... tonight and the House Financial Services Committee tomorrow night. But before that, we've already heard ECB President Mario Draghi's comforting words. Just last night, Super Mario told the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs at the European Parliament ...